Orange Creamsicle Cake!

Ingredients

For the Cake

• 5 eggs
• 3 cups self rising flour
• 3/4 lb butter softened (3/4 LB of butter equals 3 sticks)
• 3 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup carbonated orange soda beverage any brand
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 2 drops Orange Food Coloring optional
• 1 Tablespoon Orange Zest

For the Glaze

• 2- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 teaspoon of milk

Ingredients using Box Cake Mix

• one box of orange cake mix
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup of vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1- 4 ounce box of instant vanilla pudding
• 3/4 cup of carbonated orange soda of your choice/any brand

Instructions

From scratch

1. Mix butter and sugar together for about 10 minutes.
2. Add in your eggs-1 at a time, beating after each is added in.
3. Add in flour, salt, zest & food coloring.
4. Fold in your orange soda of choice.
5. Pour into well-greased 12-cup Bundt pan or large 12 cup or more tube pan
6. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 to 1 hour & 15 min or until fully set
7. Remove from oven and transfer to wire rack to cool, then drizzle your glaze on top

Box Mix

8. Preheat your oven to 325F
9. Grease your bundt pan
10. In a separate large bowl combine all the cake ingredients, plus pudding and the soda - mix well
11. pour the mixed batter into the greased bundt pan
12. Bake for about 45 to 55 minutes or until set
13. allow to cool completely before removing from the pan
14. top with Glaze

Glaze Instructions

15. Combine all the glaze ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until the glaze is pretty thick
16. thick, adding more or less liquid/powdered sugar so you can get the correct consistency
17. Drizzle glaze all over the cake
18. ENJOY!